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Move Aspire to a new computer

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Is it possible to move Aspire to a new computer? Or will I need to download to the new computer from the Portal?

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You generally can't just move ANY software. You almost always need to run the installer to install it.
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I agree with Gerry.

But if you kept the installer, you don't need to download it again. You can move it to the the new computer or run it from a USB stick.
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It is my understanding that you can only download it 3 times. I hope that I am wrong.
Question: I am on my 3rd download and my computer is getting old- Will I be out of luck?

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I’m not aware of a download limit for licensed users. I believe you log in to your Portal Account and download whatever/whenever necessary.
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I think what the case is that you can only download to 3 different computers. If you try to download to the 4th computer you have to deactivate one of the previous 3. :lol: :lol:
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I don't think there is a limit of downloads. On my old desktop, I did major renovations and re-installed Vcarve at least a couple of times. That PC went up in smoke, so I finally got a new one. Another fresh install. I'm also on my second laptop with at least one fresh install on each. In all, I still have only two running PCs with Vcarve 9 installed, a desktop and a laptop. Lots of downloads, though. No problems.

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Thank you all for the clarification.

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Downloading and installing are two different things.

You can download the installation files as many times as you want, but you can only install Aspire on 3 computers.
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